Stillwater woman sentenced for sexual contact with boy

A 41-year-old Stillwater woman has been convicted of felony criminal sexual conduct for an inappropriate act with a 16-year-old boy.

Sara Meghan Henderson was sentenced Oct. 4 in Washington County District Court to 44 days of jail time, to be served as community service, plus five years' probation. She also was ordered to register as a sex offender. If she violates her probation, a heftier sentence will be imposed.

According to a criminal complaint, Henderson was dating the boy's father and had lived with them for about a year. On April 5, 2012, the boy told police Henderson asked him if he wanted to see her groin area and then pulled him toward her. She warned him that if he told anyone, she would deny it and blame him.

When police questioned Henderson, she said the boy initiated contact and pinned her down on a bed, the complaint said.

Police reportedly obtained copies of phone calls Henderson made to the boy's father while in custody, acknowledging that she had willingly showed the boy her vaginal area, the complaint said.